An area in the Pacific Northwest lies on a 'subduction' zone where a tectonic plate slides ... the region in the near future. 'This tectonic boundary experienced a great earthquake [magnitude ...

Scientists uncover surprising evidence that the Kerguelen hotspot, responsible for the 5,000-kilometer-long Ninetyeast Ridge, ...

A subduction fault is when two plates have different ... that formed the Cascade Mountain Range in Washington and Oregon! A convergent fault is when two plates push into one another, they create ...

Tectonics is the study of the structural geology of the Earth and other planetary bodies, and the local and regional processes that created that rock geometry. This includes the movements of the ...

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